Water bowl



Dec. 28 1926. 1,612,501

- H. l.. FERRls WATER BOWL I Filed Dec 4. 1925 A Q DI li Si 9atented Ecc. 28, 1926.`

UNETED STATES HENRY L. FERRIS, OF HARVARD7 COMPANY, OF HARVARD,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T HUNT, HELM, FERRIS 85 ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WATER BOWL.

Application led December 4, 1925.

.This invention relates to water bowls, paro tieularly to the animal-operated type adaptcd to be used in dairy barns and the like. There are two general types of water bowls on the market known as detachable and nondetachable. The former are cleaned and sterilized by removing and washing in boiling water. r[he latter are cleaned by scraping out such feed and dbris as collect there from time to time, but no sterilization of this bowl can readily take place. rlhe lower cost however creates a demand for the non-detachable bowl.

Since both types of bowl must be kept in' stock, it is highly desirable that a single bowl be made to serve both purposes, thereby greatly reducing the cost of handling.

Many more or less successful attempts have been made to develop a satisfactory bowl which is readily removable for the purpose of cleaning. The weight of the bowl however even in the smaller types make its use objectionable in many ways. For example, these bowls weigh from eight to eleven pounds or more and consequently can be cleaned only in a large tank which must either be wheeled to a point near the stalls where the water bowls are used or the heavy bowls carried some distance to the tank. The former is further complicated by the fact that this tank must be heated to sterilize these bowls,

An object of the present invention is to provide a suitable water bowl of a type re quired for this service in which the bowl can readily he removed, washed and replaced without the expenditure of much time or effort and without necessitating the installation of costly equipment to do it.

Another object is the provision of a light bowl made of sheet metal which is more sanitary than cast bowls which are more or less filled with sand holes in which food lodges and deteriorates.

Another object is to reduce the stocks of bowls needed to be carried by dealers in order to supply both removable and non-removable bowls.

rEhese and other objects which will hereinafter appear are accomplished by this invention, which is fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Tigmre lis a side elevation of the device showing the bowl in section; and

Serial No. 73,162.

F ig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

The embodiment illustrated comprises a bowl preferably of semi-sphericalform having a lug` 11 at'one side through which y,pass bolts 12 for securing it to ears 13 on a hollow casing'14. rEhe latter is preferably threaded top and bottom to receive water pipes l5 and 16.

This casting contains a valve mechanism of the type shown in Ferris Patent No. 1,-l 479,499, granted January 1, v1924, and has a valve stem 17 projecting through the front member 18. A valve operating lever 19 is hingedly mounted on a pin 2O passing through the upper portion of the front mem,- ber 18. This operating lever normally rests against the outer end of the valve stem 17, the lower end of the lever extending into the bowl 10.

It will be understood from vthe foregoing that, as the animal presses its muzzle into the bowl to obtain a drink, it will depress the lower end of the lever 19 thereby pressing inwardly the valve stem 17 and admittingwater to the bowl from the pipe which is connected to any suitable source of water supply. rlhe water bowl as previously described is complete in itself and may be carried in stock by dealers and sold in this form to those users who do not wish to go to the eXtra trouble necessary to keep the bowls clean and sanitary. lVhere, however, tl c user wishes to have a bowl which is readily rendered sanitary, he may be supplied with a lining 21 which is preferably spun or pressed from sheetY metal such as brass or copper and is so formed that the lining will fit snugly into the bowl 10. The outer edge of the lining is rolled outwardly at 22 and is adapted to fit into the ledge 23 of the bowl. A lip 24 on the casting 14 overlies the inner edge of the lining 21 so as to assist in retaining the latter in place in the bowl. A clip of spring sheet metal or the like is secured to the lining 21 as by means of rivets 26 and this clip is so placed as to be nearly opposite the lip 24. This clip snaps over the outer edge of the bowl and, together with the lip 24 retains the lining in the bowl so that it is not readily dislodged by an animal rubbing his muzzle about the bowl.

Thus it will be seen that a very substantial `water bowl is provided which, at the same time, provides a removable bowl lining which is light but strong and which can be removed from the bowl proper and nested one within the other and thus a number of them may be placed in a relatively small container where they may be readily steri liZed by boiling. Owing yto the lightness of the lining even a child can carry a numberof them some distance so that the cumbersome sterilizing tanks frequently used are no longer required.

lVhile l have shown and described but two embodiments ot this invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore in the construction and arrangement may be made which do not depart 'from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. ln combination, a supporting structure of bowl-like Jform, a support there't'or, means for supplying wat-er to said supporting` structure including a valve, an animal-oper ated lever within the supporting structure tor opening said valve, an imperlforate metal removable lining for said supporting structure, and coacting means on said supporting structure and lining for releasably retaining said lining therein.

2.V In a water bowl, a hollow member adapted to be secured to a support, a supporting structure of bowl-like form secured to said member, a water valve in said member, a valve-operating member extending into the supporting structure, a removable lining for said supporting structure, said lining extending under the housing for said valve, and coacting means on said lining and supporting structure for retaining the lining in the supporting structure.

3. ln a water bowl, a hollow member adapted to be secured to a support, a supporting structure of bowl-like torni secured to said member, a water valve in said mein-V ber, a ,valve-operating member extending into the supporting structure, lining for said supporting structure, said lining extending under the housing tor said valve, and a spring clip on said lining Yfor retaining it in the supporting structure.

HENRY L. FERRIS.

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